Bharatiya Janata Party, Arunachal Pradesh
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Arunachal Pradesh (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] (
listen); lit. 'Indian People's Party'),
is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Arunachal Pradesh. Its head office is situated at the State BJP Office Opp. Arunodaya School Vivek Vihar, Itanagar-791113, India. The current president of BJP Arunachal Pradesh is Biyuram Wahge.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Arunachal Pradesh | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Pema Khandu (Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh) |
| President | Biyuram Wahge[1] (MLA from Pakke-Kessang Assembly constituency) |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | State BJP Office Opp. Arunodaya School Vivek Vihar, Itanagar-791113, India [3] |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[5] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National level National Democratic Alliance NorthEast Region North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 2 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 48 / 60 (as of 2022)
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Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
Lok Sabha members
| No. | Constituency | Name | Votes | Winning margin % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arunachal West | Kiren Rijiju | 2,25,796 | 48.80% |
| 2 | Arunachal East | Tapir Gao | 1,53,883 | 23.81% |
Rajya Sabha members
| No. | Name | Term start | Term end | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nabam Rebia | 24-Jun-2020 | 23-Jun-2026 | 3 |
In General Election
| Year | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kiren Rijiju | 2 |  1 |
Government |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
Government | |
| 2009 | 0 |  2 |
Opposition | |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
Opposition | |
| 1999 | Tapir Gao | 0 |  0 |
Government |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
Government | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
Government, later Opposition | |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | Opposition | |
| 1989 | Not contested | Opposition | ||
| 1984 | Not contested | Opposition | ||
In State Election
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Popular votes | Vote% | Change of Vote% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 1 / 60 | new | 17,283 | 7.69% | new | Opposition |
| 1990 | 4th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | Not contested | |||||
| 1995 | 5th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 0 / 60 | - | 14,335 | 3.37% | - | None |
| 1999 | 6th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 0 / 60 | 0 | 44,556 | 10.83% | 7.46% | None |
| 2004 | 7th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 9 / 60 | 9 | 87,312 | 2.63% | 8.2% | Opposition |
| 2009 | 8th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 3 / 60 | 6 | 89,787 | 5.21% | 2.58% | Opposition |
| 2014 | 9th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 11 / 60 | 8 | 1,57,412 | 30.97% | 25.76% | Opposition, later Government |
| 2019 | 10th Assembly (Arunachal Pradesh) | 41 / 60 | 30 | 3,15,540 | 50.9% | 20% | Government |
See also
References
- "Arunachal: State BJP released list of it's new office bearers | Arunachal24". 22 February 2020.
- "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- https://www.bjp.org/arunachal-pradesh-state-office
- Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- "Hindus and Donyi-Polo new challenge to Christian conversion". Pepperdine.
- "BJP Arunachal Pradesh unit Buddhist MLAs joins together at dinner". Eastern Sentinel.
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